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British teenager dies in car crash three months after being released from Dubai jail
Marcus Fakana died in a police pursuit crash three months after a royal pardon freed him from a year-long prison sentence in Dubai for a consensual relationship.
- A 19-year-old man, Marcus Fakana from Tottenham, died after a vehicle crash in North London on October 3, 2025, shortly after police tried to stop the vehicle.
- Marwaan Mohamed Huseen has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the crash.
- Fakana had recently received a royal pardon from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum after serving time for a relationship with a minor.
- Radha Sterling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, expressed heartbreak over Fakana's death, highlighting the mental anguish he experienced after his imprisonment in Dubai.
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British teenager who was jailed in Dubai over 'holiday romance' is killed in car crash after police chase just months after being set free
A British teenager, who was jailed in Dubai after having sex with a fellow tourist, has been killed in a car crash just months after being set free.Marcus Fakana, 19, died after being left with serious injuries from the crash in Tottenham, north London, at 1am on Friday.He was a passenger in a vehicle that failed to stop when being blue-lighted by the Metropolitan Police.Officers, who were tailing the car, found it involved in a serious collisio…
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